Newbie and new member

Hi all,
Been lurking around a bit am planning to get chickens once I am ready. I live in Sacramento CA and I doing my research before taking the plunge. My background is dog training and behavior, 30 years. I am pretty anal about doing things right when it comes to my animals so I am hoping to get lots of information here. I want to do this right but also do not want to get so hung up an every detail that I never do it!!!

Welcome, Welcome. this really is the best place to find everything you want to know ( and everything you didn't want to know) about chickens. good luck with your research and future flock. be careful here, you might become addicted. (i regret nothing.)